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Sagan Tosu FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2020
Sagan Tosu FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Urawa Red Diamonds
Sat 10 Oct 2020 · 09:00 UTC Ekimae Real Estate Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'
Renzo Lopez 40' Y
Y 42' Takahiro Sekine
Yoshiki Takahashi 72' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sagan Tosu FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Hajime Matsuo
  • Referee Akihito Kawasaki
  • Referee Yusuke Shiotsu
  • Referee Kota Watanabe

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Vissel Kobe 18 35
2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31
3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30
5 Gamba Osaka 18 28
6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24
8 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21
11 Kashima Antlers 18 45
12 FC Tōkyō 18 37
13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37
14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28
15 Tokyo Verdy 18 28
16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25
17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20
18 Yokohama F·Marinos 18 20
19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18
20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12

Head-to-Head

5
4
7
Sagan Tosu FC 16 games · Avg 2.5 goals Urawa Red Diamonds
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-10 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2020-09-09 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Sagan Tosu FC 2019-09-28 Sagan Tosu FC 3–3 Urawa Red Diamonds 2019-06-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC 2018-08-11 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Sagan Tosu FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Oct Urawa Red Diamonds H 0–1 L
07 Oct Gamba Osaka H 1–2 L
03 Oct Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–3 L
30 Sep Yokohama F·Marinos A 1–1 D
27 Sep FC Tōkyō H 3–0 W
23 Sep Vissel Kobe A 3–4 L
Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Oct Sagan Tosu FC A 1–0 W
04 Oct Nagoya Grampus H 0–1 L
30 Sep FC Tōkyō H 0–1 L
26 Sep Yokohama FC H 0–2 L
23 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–1 W
20 Sep Kawasaki Frontale H 0–3 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
4/–
61-75
3/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Sagan Tosu FC have kicked off against Urawa Red Diamonds. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ryang Yong Gi suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Sagan Tosu FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' Quentin Martinus has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sagan Tosu FC and Urawa Red Diamonds are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 35' Sagan Tosu FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 40' The referee has no hesitation. Renzo Lopez is booked for Sagan Tosu FC — Yellow card on 40.
  • 42' Takahiro Sekine picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' Daichi Hayashi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Renzo Lopez on 46 minute.
  • 51' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 56' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 58' It is a substitution in Sagan Tosu FC team. Ryang Yong Gi is replaced by Yoshiki Takahashi on 58 minute.
  • 63' Yuta Higuchi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 66' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Shinzo Koroki exits the field as Kazuki Nagasawa enters on 66.
  • 71' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 72' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Yoshiki Takahashi.
  • 74' Takeshi Kanamori has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tomoya Koyamatsu on 74 minute.
  • 79' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yohei Takaoka made 279 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Tiago Alves. He replaces Yuto Uchida on 84 minute.
  • 89' It is a cagey affair so far. Sagan Tosu FC in their trying to find a way past Urawa Red Diamonds's compact .
  • 90' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Yosuke Kashiwagi by Ryosuke Yamanaka on 90 minute.
  • 0-1 the final result. Sagan Tosu FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takeshi Otsuki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Keita Yamashita 3
Yuki Muto 2
Yoichi Naganuma 2
Shinzo Koroki 2
Yusuke Matsuo 2
Ataru Esaka 2
Takahiro Akimoto 1
Jose Kante 1

Head to Head

2020-10-10 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2020-09-09 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Sagan Tosu FC 2019-09-28 Sagan Tosu FC 3–3 Urawa Red Diamonds 2019-06-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC 2018-08-11 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2020-10-10 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2020-10-07 Sagan Tosu FC 1–2 Gamba Osaka L 2020-10-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2020-09-30 Yokohama F·Marinos 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D 2020-09-27 Sagan Tosu FC 3–0 FC Tōkyō W 2020-09-23 Vissel Kobe 4–3 Sagan Tosu FC L

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2020-10-10 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-10-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2020-09-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 FC Tōkyō L 2020-09-26 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 Yokohama FC L 2020-09-23 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-09-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.15 Sagan Tosu FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
I would bet for: Sagan Tosu FC or Urawa Red Diamonds 70% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sagan Tosu FC34% Draw30% Urawa Red Diamonds36%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.4
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Sagan Tosu FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
66%
Sagan Tosu FC or Urawa Red Diamonds
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sagan Tosu FC24% Draw50% Urawa Red Diamonds26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
11.3%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.3%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
6.8%
2 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
2.8%
0 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Sagan Tosu FC

Handicap Sagan Tosu FC covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 19% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 20% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
32% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.